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chapter 20
Term | Definition |
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orbit | the path an object follows as it moves around another orbit |
revolution | the motion of one object around another |
rotation | a spinning movement |
rotation axis | a line on which an object rotates |
solstice | is a day when earths rotation axis is the most toward or away from the sun |
equinox | is a day when earths rotation axis is leaning along earths orbit neither toward nor away from the sun |
maria | the large dark flat areas on the moon |